1月29日

君子小人
演音弘一 ( 1880~1942 )

我不識何等為君子，
但看每事肯吃虧的便是；
我不識何等為小人，
但看每事好便宜的便是。

──選自《弘一大師全集》

January 29th

Gentleman and the Villain
Yanyin Hongyi (1880 - 1942)
English translation: John Balcom

I do not know what it means to be a gentleman,
But see that he is the one that receives the least.
I do not know what it means to be a base person,
But see that he likes to profit at the expense of others.

── from Hongyi Dashi Quanji (The Complete Works of Master Hongyi)